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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Werner, San Jose, CA (US);
Leonid Baryudin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a storage device and a host device. The storage device may be configured to encrypt and decrypt user data during write and read operations, respectively. The host device is communicatively coupled to the storage device. The host device may be configured to execute the write and read operations by concentrating a first number of virtual bands into a second number of real bands, wherein said second number is smaller than said first number.